Bundarra man to face drug and firearm charges

A man has been charged with firearm and drug offences after police executed a search warrant at a home in Bundarra this morning.

Police from the New England Local Area Command uncovered a shortened double barrel shotgun, a point 22 calibre rifle, quantities of ammunition, gun powder and a small quantity of cannabis leaf and seeds when the searched the home just before 8am.

A 42-year old man was arrested and taken to Inverell Police station where he was charged with a range of offences including the unauthorised possession of a prohibited weapon.

He has been refused bail and will appear in Inverell Local Court tomorrow.